The special collection offers valuable macro-level insights, demonstrating that transforming food systems is both possible and immensely beneficial. Yet, this transformation remains a vast and complex challenge, shaped by deeply rooted economic, social, and cultural food norms. Food is also a powerful business sector with entrenched interests, and neither individuals, governments, nor institutions always act as the rational agents envisioned in neoclassical economic models. Still, as evidenced by shifts in public attitudes toward climate change and biodiversity conservation, societal perspectives can evolve rapidly. The evidence presented in this EAT-Lancet collection can play a pivotal role in accelerating that shift—providing the scientific grounding and momentum needed for a just and sustainable food system transition.

After more than two years of collaborative work, the 2025 EAT-Lancet report was launched on October 3rd, 2025, at the Stockholm Food Forum. Most of my contribution focused on the modeling section, where I worked with colleagues from ten global economic modeling teams to assess how food system transformations could evolve across regions.

I was one of the only Brazilians involved in this global effort, alongside Professor Carlos Monteiro, contributing perspectives from a country that plays a key role in global food production and sustainability debates. The report also brings together new evidence on nutrition, planetary boundaries, and equity, outlining practical pathways for healthier and more sustainable diets worldwide. Being part of this process was both technically demanding and deeply rewarding, showing how collaboration across disciplines and regions can help inform the needed change. 

Recognizing that food systems transformation requires all actors, across all geographies, to mobilize within spaces that translate solutions into action, EAT and Convene have collaborated to establish ten Communities for Action (CfAs). Each CfA represents a distinct stakeholder group within the global food system and brings together frontline actors from around the world. Details are available here.  

The Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), a key climate policy of the European Union, marks a significant milestone in global discussions on international trade and a just transition. Its impacts extend far beyond European borders, bringing both challenges and opportunities for the competitiveness of Brazilian industry. 

This webinar convenes national and international experts from academia, public policy, law, climate, and finance to advance the debate on the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM). The discussion will strategically address its implications and identify opportunities to strengthen Brazil’s role in the evolving low-carbon global economy.

This study explores how public purchases through the National School Feeding Program (PNAE) can drive meaningful economic change. By analysing national-level economic effects, the research highlights the significant potential of sourcing food from family farming, a sector often overlooked in mainstream agribusiness.

The findings demonstrate that even modest investments in PNAE have the potential to significantly impact Brazil’s agricultural production chain, supporting local economies and fostering more inclusive development. In contrast to the large sums directed toward industrial agribusiness, PNAE demonstrates how targeted, socially driven policies can generate broad economic benefits. Discover how school meals can be more than nutrition—they can be a tool for transformation.

Media repercussion: Newspaper Estadão. 

I had the pleasure of joining Melina Costa on the latest episode of the Economia do Futuro podcast to discuss a topic that’s gaining critical importance in global trade and sustainability debates: the impact of emerging green trade policies on Brazilian exports.

In the coming years, new social and environmental regulations — especially in the European Union, United Kingdom, and United States — are set to reshape the rules of global trade. Unlike arbitrary unilateral measures like Trump-era tariffs, these policies have been under discussion for years and now come with clear implementation timelines.

Brazil still has time to prepare — but the window of opportunity is closing fast. Tune in to the full conversation here.

Our paper on the EU CBAM and its implications for Brazil has made it into the top 10 most-viewed papers published in Climate Policy between July 2023 and December 2024 - ranking 8th!  Check it out here. 

This paper has been published in the Journal of the University of São Paulo (Jornal USP) to discuss some key findings of the scientific paper recently published at Discover Sustainability. 

This paper has been presented at the World Public Health Nutrition (WPHN) conference in England. Led by Laís Amaral, our paper discusses the role of changing diets towards less meat and more plant-based options in Brazil. 

T20 Brazil has selected our Policy Brief abstract on public food procurement, led by Lilian de Pellegrini Elias, to contribute to the compilation of policy proposals aimed at supporting G20 discussions on addressing global challenges. You can find the policy brief in the link. 

This article was published at Folha de São Paulo. It discusses the importance of reducing red meat consumption in the context of food systems transformation in Brazil. Also, it sheds light on how its consumption is unequally distributed, with health and nutrition outcomes. It was written in collaboration with Maria Alice Christofoletti.  

Funded by the Cornell Center for Social Sciences, the Food Systems and Global Change team will build a stakeholder database and pilot visualisation tool of several thousand actors across US food systems, serving as a rich resource to support future research and outreach. The work will be led by Thais Diniz Oliveira, Matthew Ford Gibson, Daniel Mason D’Croz, and Marina Morales Sundiang. 

The EAT-Lancet Commission meeting in Mexico focused on sharing updates from the different working groups and discussing key relevant topics to be addressed/included in the report.

Round table discussion at the SBPC meeting.

Virtual webinar hosted by CLAND.

Dia 7 de junho aconteceu, na sala do Conselho Universitário, uma apresentação dos projetos de pesquisa dos pós-doutorandos do USPSusten. O evento contou com a presença do reitor e de demais autoridades da USP. 

This was a very interesting conversation for the "Women of Impact" series of Deep ESG, a Brazilian startup that develops technological solutions for identifying and measuring the social and environmental impacts of the activities of companies and organizations. I was a consultant for them in 2020. 

This book gathers several researchers to discuss environmental protect in Brazil from different perspectives. Its launch will take place on the 29 of March at 7pm in the Museu da Casa Brasileira. 

The participants in the podcast discuss different aspects of climate justice in Brazil. It was developed under the USPSusten program, gathering a group of postdoctoral researchers working on emissions and carbon markets, myself included. 

Media: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bboez0A6SMs&ab_channel=Superintend%C3%AAnciadeGest%C3%A3oAmbiental-USP

This article explores different dimensions of climate justice and the role universities play in helping address them. It was developed under the USP Susten program, gathering a group of postdoctoral researchers working on emissions and carbon markets, myself included. 

Media: https://jornal.usp.br/artigos/justica-climatica-e-o-papel-da-universidade/

Este Webnário foi organizado pelo SGA e o programa USP Susten da Universidade de São Paulo, onde discutimos a Sustentabilidade Econômica.

This short course was offered during the congress CONASUM 2021 and I FACAP to discuss climate change and mitigation strategies.

This report maps the trade-manufacturing-pollution nexus in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. It has been developed under the scope of the SMEP programme by the i17 team. 

Media: https://unctad.org/news/new-report-maps-trade-manufacturing-pollution-nexus-sub-saharan-africa-south-asia

In this article, we compare potential environmental and economic outcomes for Brazil from a bilateral ETS linkage with a developed region (EU ETS) and with two developing regions (Latin America and China). It has been developed as part of PhD research and co-authored with Steve Tonry and Angelo Gurgel. 

In this paper, we explore the IAMC 1.5ºC database to depict the characteristics of the two main CDR options present in mitigation scenarios: BECCS and Afforestation/Reforestation. We apply a linear mixed effect model to capture the specific regional and cross-IAM effects. Note that the article has been accepted for publication and undergone full peer review but has not been through the copyediting, typesetting, pagination and proofreading process.